Windows Vista RC1 (build 5564) review
Reviews Previously, some early testers had complained that access to most features was blocked by an annoying message asking the user to obtain permission -- or, if the user was already an administrator, to simply click through a warning dialogue box first.
[September 4, 2006, 12:00]
Microsoft to tweak Windows 7 settings
News Sinofsky and DeVaan said they expected a breakdown in communication to happen at some point, but said that they hoped the dialogue around Windows 7 would continue. Microsoft has said that it will make changes to the way the User Account Control...
[February 6, 2009, 12:07]
Allow your users to use GALMOD32 to change their own GAL details
News When they execute the tool, they will get a dialogue box where they can make changes to their account information. The permissions on your user account determine the global address list entries that you can modify.
[May 5, 2006, 15:05]
Inside Windows Vista beta 2 review
Reviews When you first launch Vista, aside from the impressive graphics, you should also see a Welcome Center dialogue box. At several points, the animation stops and a dialogue box opens to request an answer before proceeding.
[May 24, 2006, 14:10]
Windows 7: a first look review
Reviews Instead of multiple dialogue boxes and windows, Windows 7's simpler Wi-Fi means you just have to click on the wireless icon on the system tray, select the network you want to use, and fill in any necessary credentials (if you need to go to a web...
[October 28, 2008, 15:02]
Windows Vista RC2 review
Reviews A compatibility dialogue box advised us that we needed the flash.ocx file from Adobe Flash, which is not included within Windows Vista; but after installing that, we were still unable to use the video playback.
[October 12, 2006, 8:05]
Microsoft sheds more light on Windows 7
News The software maker has also tried to mitigate some of Vista's other perceived irritants, such as the frequently criticised User Account Control feature, which some have complained presents too many dialogue boxes.
[October 28, 2008, 16:37]
Microsoft: Users confused by Vista UAC prompts
News In an interview with ZDNet.com.au at last year's conference, Krstić said: "If you go to a website whose security certificate is, for any reason, not checking out, you get a dialogue box that you [require] strong internet security [skills] to...
[May 23, 2008, 10:13]
How Microsoft can make Windows 7 a success
News The problem is that not much of the software has been rewritten and the UAC approach has not worked because users get so many dialogue boxes that they just blindly click 'OK' until all of them go away.
[October 28, 2008, 12:03]
Windows 7: screenshot gallery review
Reviews If you do get a UAC dialogue, you'll find it gives you more information, helping you make more informed decisions, rather than just clicking 'OK'. User Account Control Administrators will be able to use this to control other Windows 7 machines, as...
[October 28, 2008, 15:02]
